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What makes this person special or interesting?
The first thing Mother Teresa did out of the convent was devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Mother Teresa opened "The Missionaries of Charity" in 1950, whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. Mother Teresa's work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding

What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?
Mother Teresa opened organizations soley designed for helping other people. The poorest of the poor were helped, and relief work to take care of the shut-ins, alcoholics, homeless, and AIDS sufferers.